Principal, Marketing & Creative Procurement

Nike Inc; Beaverton (OR); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike Inc is seeking a Principal with deep marketing procurement expertise to join its global Procurement team and partner with senior leaders across Brand Marketing, Finance, Legal, Technology and Risk. You will translate enterprise priorities into category strategies and supplier partnerships that strengthen brand impact and business performance.

This role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, strategy development, and influence without direct authority.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of procurement, agency, media, creative, or equivalent leadership experience.
• Deep expertise in marketing procurement across creative, production and media ecosystems.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Proven use of spend, performance, market data to shape enterprise category strategies.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve multi-year global Creative and Media category strategies, translating enterprise and brand priorities into sourcing roadmaps, investment choices, and measurable outcomes.
• Partner with senior leaders to shape agency models, supplier portfolios, commercial structures, and make-versus-buy decisions, grounded in market intelligence.
• Structure and negotiate strategic agreements across fees, media economics, IP, data use, AI, payment terms, audit rights, risk allocation, and performance commitments.
• Establish category governance, decision frameworks, and performance measures across global and geographic teams.
• Anticipate shifts in media, creative technology, production, data, privacy, and AI, translating disruption into opportunities and risk mitigation.
• Lead executive-level supplier relationships and SRM programs for critical partners to drive innovation and resilience.
• Build organizational capability by coaching peers and codifying best practices across Marketing Procurement.
• Define value broadly and track savings, cost avoidance, cash flow, growth enablement, and supplier diversity.

Skills

8+ years of procurement experience

Marketing procurement expertise

Influence senior leaders

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance, or related field

Advanced degree or procurement certification preferred

Job description

Nike Inc is seeking a Principal with deep marketing procurement expertise to join its global Procurement team and partner with senior leaders across Brand Marketing, Finance, Legal, Technology and Risk. You will translate enterprise priorities into category strategies and supplier partnerships that strengthen brand impact and business performance.

This role emphasizes stakeholder engagement, strategy development, and influence without direct authority.